The New Left Heart Kid

A resource for children thriving with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Sunday, November 20, 2011

The Thymus: to Remove or Not to Remove? That is the Question.

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Why do I ask? I believe it's very relevant to a parent of a child with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome who has had surgical repair, beca...
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Monday, November 7, 2011

Gearing Up For Winter - A Heart Kids Challenge

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Like most kids, our heart kids face the yearly challenge of winter illness, but sometimes with greater difficulty. What can we do now to pr...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Meet Andrew!

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About a month ago, I was contacted by a young man with HLHS with a great deal of wisdom and a great story to tell.   Meet Andrew, HLHS survi...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Sharing is Caring...

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I remember the exact second when I first heard the words - your baby has a heart defect. There is no doubt in my mind that I had the deer in...
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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Making Your Way Through the Disability Maze...

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On July 14, 2011 the Social Security Administration (SSA) added Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome to Compassionate Allowances (CAL) which i...
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

BACK-TO-SCHOOL CHECKLIST!

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School Shopping List: Markers, Glue Sticks, Pencils, Hand Sanitizer, Pulse Oximeter, Defibrillator (AED), Individual Education Plan (IEP)….....
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

A Disclaimer

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For those of you who know me personally, you know why I began this blog. For those who do not, I'd like to tell you "why." F...
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Monday, August 8, 2011

New Research Survey for Post-Fontan Patients!

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The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital has an i mportant Research Study for children who have completed the Fontan (third ...
Friday, July 29, 2011

Meet Chelsea!

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About a month ago, I had the pleasure of meeting a very sweet young lady through the HLHS-Hope Facebook page by the name of Chelsea Schnell....
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Protein Losing Enteropathy: A Post-Fontan Complication

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As defined by PubMed Health , Protein Losing Enteropathy (PLE) is an abnormal loss of serum protein from the digestive tract or the inabi...
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